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ERA OF REVOLUTION.

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(5.) Account of G(oliad Massacre, by Dr. Barnard, aphysician in the Texas army:"Sunday, March 27, 1836: At daylight, Colonel Gary, a Mexicanofficer, came to our room and called up the doctors. Dr. Shacklefordand myself immediately arose. Dr. Field was at a hospital outsidethe fort, where we found Major Miller and his men. Colonel Gary,who spoke good English, here left us, directing us to go to his head-quarters (in a peach orchard, three or four hundred yards from thefort), along with Miller's company, and there wait for him. He wasvery serious and grave in countenance, but we took but little notice ofit at the time. Supposing that we were called to visit some sickor wounded at his quarters, we followed on in the rear of Miller'smen. On arriving at the place, Dr. Shackleford and myself werecalled inside the tent, where were two men lying on the ground com-pletely covered up, so that we could not see their faces, but supposedthem to be patients that we were called to prescribe for. Directly,a lad came in and addressed us in English. We chatted with himfor some time. He told us his name was MIartinez, and that he hadbeen educated at Bardstown, Ky." Beginning to grow a little impatient because Colonel Gary did notcome, we expressed an intention of returning to the fort until hewould come back; but Martinez said that the directions for us towait there were very positive, and that the Colonel would soon be in,and requested us to be patient a little longer, which was, in fact, allthat could be done. At length we were startled by a volley of fire-arms which appeared to be in the direction of the fort. Shacklefordinquired, 'What is that ?" Martinez replied that it was some of thesoldiers discharging their guns for the purpose of cleaning them." My ears, however, detected yells and shouts in the direction of.the fort, which, although at some distance from us, I recognized asthe voices of my countrymen. We started, and turning my head inthat direction, I saw, through some partial openings through the trees,several of the prisoners running at their full speed, and, directly after,some Mexican soldiers in pursuit of them." Colonel G(ary now returned, and, with the utmost distress depicted